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Melbourne Orlando International to Seattle-Tacoma International MLB → SEA

2,256 nautical miles (2,596 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 312°, about 319° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 20 h 19 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 9-knot headwind), arriving about 12:15 am PDT (07:15 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MLB is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 4 knots; SEA is VFR, wind from the southeast (130°) at 6 knots. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools. Airlines fly this pair: 6 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

The route the straight line, the warnings crossed, restrictions, pilot reports and the airports along the way · click a mark for its words

Green, blue, red and purple airport dots are the flying conditions reported there now (VFR, marginal VFR, IFR, low IFR); grey means no report. Red areas are SIGMETs, orange areas AIRMETs, hatched red areas temporary flight restrictions. Map tiles: OpenFreeMap, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Warnings the route crosses SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area the line passes through or comes within 25 nm of

  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the route from 100 to 130 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 798 to 1228 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 1337 to 1547 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 1417 to 1537 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Near the route, 1467 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1597 to 1806 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1617 to 2006 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1617 to 2076 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1826 to 2086 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the route from 1926 to 2226 nm out.

A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft; an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments. "From 60 to 180 nm out" is measured along the route from MLB.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

  • E170 at 2,000 ft, 26 nm southwest, 6:05 am EDT (10:05 UTC): clear, remarks: ground fog. 240 nm along the route, 26 nm southwest of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 1005/FL20/TP E170/SK CLR/RM GROUND FOG
    Report
    a routine report filed through TLH
    Where
    over TLH
    Time
    10:05 UTC
    Height
    at 2,000 ft
    Aircraft
    E170
    Sky
    clear
    Remarks
    ground fog
  • BE9L at 17,000 ft, 8 nm southwest, 5:42 am EDT (09:42 UTC): light rime icing from 15,000 ft to 17,000 ft, 0 °C, remarks: zdvwc. 1547 nm along the route, 8 nm southwest of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    CPR UA /OV DDY250025/TM 0942/FL170/TP BE9L/TA 00/IC LGT RIME 150-170/RM ZDVWC
    Report
    a routine report filed through CPR
    Where
    25 nm west (250°) of DDY
    Time
    09:42 UTC
    Height
    at 17,000 ft
    Aircraft
    BE9L
    Temperature
    0 °C
    Icing
    light rime from 15,000 ft to 17,000 ft
    Remarks
    zdvwc

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed

The westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 19 forecast points nearest it (MLB, JAX, TLH, CSG, MGM, BHM, MEM, LIT, SGF, MKC, SLN, GRI, GLD, BFF, LND, DLN, LWS, YKM, SEA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft270° at 18 kt+15 kt23 °C105 kt21 h 29 min1:25 am PDT (08:25 UTC)
6,500 ft280° at 16 kt+15 kt13 °C105 kt21 h 29 min1:25 am PDT (08:25 UTC)
8,500 ft270° at 13 kt+11 kt7 °C109 kt20 h 42 min12:38 am PDT (07:38 UTC)
10,500 ft260° at 13 kt+10 kt5 °C110 kt20 h 31 min12:27 am PDT (07:27 UTC)
12,500 ft250° at 14 kt+9 kt2 °C111 kt20 h 19 min12:15 am PDT (07:15 UTC)
14,500 ft250° at 15 kt+10 kt-3 °C110 kt20 h 31 min12:27 am PDT (07:27 UTC)
16,500 ft250° at 15 kt+10 kt-7 °C110 kt20 h 31 min12:27 am PDT (07:27 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180250° at 16 kt+10 kt-11 °C110 kt20 h 31 min12:27 am PDT (07:27 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 22 kt+14 kt-21 °C106 kt21 h 17 min1:13 am PDT (08:13 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300270° at 33 kt+27 kt-32 °C93 kt24 h 15 min4:11 am PDT (11:11 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340270° at 34 kt+30 kt-39 °C90 kt25 h 04 min5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 32 kt+27 kt-47 °C93 kt24 h 15 min4:11 am PDT (11:11 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; a height is left out when the forecast has no wind for it over most of the line (the ground is higher). Ground speed is the airspeed less the headwind; the time en route is for the straight line and ignores climb, descent and routing around weather.

The forecast points as issued
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
MLBused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line290/10260/15 18°290/12 13°280/13 8°250/20 -7°260/18 -18°240/17 -32°250/20 -41°250/22 -52°
JAXused from 100 nm out; 71 nm from the line310/22310/19 16°300/22 14°290/25 8°300/25 -7°300/24 -18°270/20 -33°260/25 -41°290/17 -51°
TLHused from 150 nm out; 67 nm from the line340/23350/26 17°350/21 11°300/13 6°320/25 -6°340/35 -16°350/44 -32°360/51 -42°350/33 -52°
CSGused from 299 nm out; 54 nm from the line330/27340/28 16°350/28 11°330/17 6°340/25 -6°350/33 -18°330/46 -32°340/45 -41°350/31 -52°
MGMused from 349 nm out; 17 nm from the line320/19330/16 17°340/21 11°330/11 5°330/27 -6°330/21 -17°330/37 -32°340/44 -40°360/30 -52°
BHMused from 449 nm out; 46 nm from the line310/19310/15 16°320/19 11°330/15 5°330/23 -5°320/14 -18°320/36 -32°330/44 -40°340/36 -51°
MEMused from 549 nm out; 60 nm from the line250/19260/19 17°270/20 12°270/16 6°270/21 -6°290/27 -17°300/37 -30°300/49 -40°310/40 -51°
LITused from 699 nm out; 72 nm from the line250/22250/25 18°240/23 12°240/20 7°250/17 -6°260/25 -17°300/45 -29°300/49 -40°310/43 -51°
SGFused from 749 nm out; 73 nm from the line230/37260/20 15°250/16 13°250/15 8°260/28 -7°250/31 -17°280/59 -31°280/59 -39°290/55 -50°
MKCused from 948 nm out; 80 nm from the line240/49240/21 20°220/19 13°230/21 6°260/26 -7°250/37 -19°270/66 -31°270/65 -38°280/60 -48°
SLNused from 998 nm out; 44 nm from the line230/49240/41 22°230/26 15°220/21 7°240/38 -8°240/44 -21°260/77 -29°270/70 -36°270/63 -48°
GRIused from 1148 nm out; 76 nm from the line230/39 23°230/32 15°210/29 7°230/31 -8°230/43 -21°250/52 -31°260/59 -35°260/59 -46°
GLDused from 1198 nm out; 90 nm from the line260/37260/25 14°250/27 8°230/36 -8°230/49 -21°250/71 -30°260/82 -36°250/73 -48°
BFFused from 1297 nm out; 69 nm from the line280/28260/39 11°240/34 5°210/38 -11°210/52 -22°230/61 -31°230/61 -36°240/56 -45°
LNDused from 1497 nm out; 112 nm from the line240/10 3°240/30 0°220/42 -13°230/52 -23°220/54 -33°220/52 -36°220/53 -44°
DLNused from 1697 nm out; 110 nm from the line190/10 -4°220/23 -4°210/21 -18°210/43 -28°210/60 -33°210/72 -37°210/67 -44°
LWSused from 1946 nm out; 58 nm from the lineL/V340/5 -3°L/V -6°040/7 -10°100/23 -22°180/30 -31°190/11 -34°200/11 -36°220/23 -40°
YKMused from 2096 nm out; 59 nm from the line360/6360/11 -1°030/20 -7°040/21 -11°020/55 -18°010/84 -26°010/79 -40°010/45 -42°350/23 -42°
SEAused from 2196 nm out; 35 nm from the line350/5010/6 0°010/9 -4°010/27 -6°010/51 -15°360/58 -26°360/60 -41°350/55 -48°340/30 -45°

The weather now: both ends and the airports along the way public airports with a weather report within 25 nm of the line, one for each stretch

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
MLB Melbourne, FL departure VFR Sky: a few clouds at 300 feet from the west-northwest (300°) at 4 knots 10+ mi none 33 ft 6:53 am EDT (10:53 UTC)
ORL Orlando, FL 40 nm out, 7 nm west of the line, tower VFR from the north-northwest (330°) at 3 knots 10+ mi none 112 ft 10:53 UTC
MGM Montgomery, AL 389 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower IFR Sky: scattered clouds at 200 feet Weather: mist calm 1.75 mi none 221 ft 10:50 UTC
TCL Tuscaloosa, AL 469 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower marginal VFR Weather: mist calm 3 mi none 169 ft 10:10 UTC
BBG Branson, MO 808 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 1,302 ft 10:35 UTC
SLN Salina, KS 1068 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower VFR from the south (190°) at 15 knots, gusting to 22 10+ mi none 1,288 ft 10:53 UTC
OGA Ogallala, NE 1297 nm out, 1 nm north of the line VFR calm 10+ mi none 3,279 ft 10:35 UTC
GUR Guernsey, WY 1447 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR from the east-southeast (120°) at 7 knots 10+ mi none 4,401 ft 09:55 UTC
HSG Thermopolis, WY 1627 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,300 feet, a broken layer at 2,700 feet, overcast at 3,200 feet from the north-northeast (030°) at 5 knots 10+ mi 2,700 ft 4,891 ft 10:35 UTC
LWS Lewiston, ID 2026 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower VFR Sky: a broken layer at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 9,500 feet calm 10+ mi 6,000 ft 1,442 ft 09:56 UTC
MWH Moses Lake, WA 2136 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower VFR from the north-northwest (340°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 1,188 ft 10:52 UTC
SEA Seattle, WA destination VFR from the southeast (130°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 432 ft 3:53 am PDT (10:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,891 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SEA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:15 am PDT (07:15 UTC)

Wind from the south at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for SEA
  • From Mon 2:00 am PDT (09:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 9:00 am PDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for MLB, the departure
  • From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 1,000 feet, a few clouds at 18,000 feet
  • From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 18,000 feet
  • From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 10 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 6/8901 Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, at the departure end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
  • 6/8900 Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, at the departure end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZMA
  • 6/8896 Cape Canaveral, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, at the departure end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts tomorrow · ZJX
  • 6/8897 Cape Canaveral, FL, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, at the departure end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZJX
  • 6/8898 Cape Canaveral, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, at the departure end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts Thursday 15 October · ZMA
  • 6/8899 Cape Canaveral, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, at the departure end · a rocket launch or re-entry · starts tomorrow · ZMA
  • 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 16 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZJX

Daylight

Sunset at MLB 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC), at SEA 6:25 pm PDT (01:25 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:56 pm PDT (01:56 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SEA is before sunrise there (7:24 am PDT (14:24 UTC)).

Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.

Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads

Radar now, the Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft, observations and terminal forecasts), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes, and the FAA's airport file for the positions, elevations and magnetic variation. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Each leg is the straight line between its two airports; airways, terrain and airspace are not considered. The airports in detail: Melbourne Orlando International, Seattle-Tacoma International.